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Peacock butterfly (Insects) by Adam Swaine
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Aglais io, the European peacock, more commonly known simply as the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. It was formerly classified as the only member of the genus Inachis..The Peacock’s spectacular pattern of eyespots evolved to startle or confuse predators, make it one of the most easily recognized and best-known species

Sanderling Scientific name: Calidris alba by Adam Swaine
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Typically associated with sandy beaches, but also mudflats and coastal pools. Usually seen in its rather smart grey, black and white winter plumage, often showing distinctive black ‘shoulder’ markings. On beaches, has characteristic feeding habit of running back and forth with the surf…The Sanderling scampers about the waves looking for marine crustaceans, fish and even jellyfish to eat. It visits the UK in winter from its Arctic breeding grounds, but can also be seen as it passes through on migration during spring and autumn

Sanderling Coastal @ Titchwell RSPB Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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The sanderling is the sandpiper most often encountered near where the waves crash. To make a safe identification of an adult sanderling outside of spring, note what the sanderling does not have: streaks, spots, or brown markings. Adults are smooth and silvery above and clear white below. Often, a blackish shoulder patch is visible

The Beach @ Titchwell Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Titchwell is generally known for the RSPB nature reserve which comprises the large swathe of saltwater marshland and freshwater lagoon. This important habitat is a twitchers paradise with its reedbeds and marshes home to avocets, bearded tits and marsh harriers. But Titchwell is also home to an oft overlooked sandy beach. Backed by low sand dunes and the reserve beyond Titchwell is home a wonderful expanse of pristine beach. At low tide, what is already a quiet spot can feel pretty much deserted as the sand extends for what seems like miles in every direction

Bullfinch Norfolk Woodland..Pyrrhula pyrrhula by Adam Swaine
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Shy but striking. Bullfinches bring a brilliant burst of colour to the UK’s woods. The species depends on trees for much of its food, feeding on seeds and buds.

Sedge Warbler West Norfolk.. by Adam Swaine
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The sedge warbler is a small, quite plump, warbler with a striking broad creamy stripe above its eye and greyish brown legs. It is brown above with blackish streaks and creamy white underneath. It is a summer visitor, and winters in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. Its song is a noisy, rambling warble compared to the more rhythmic song of the reed warbler

Mallard Ducklings @ RSPB Titchwell Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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The ducklings stay in the nest for at least 10 hours while they dry and get used to using their legs. Then, usually in the early morning, the female leads them to water. Bad weather may delay this exodus, but the sooner the ducklings get to water to feed, the better their chances of survival. They cannot survive without their mother, and take 50-60 days before they fledge and become independent.

Blakeney Quay @ Dusk Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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The River Glaven in the eastern English county of Norfolk is 10.5 mi long and flows through picturesque North Norfolk countryside to the North Sea. Rising from a tiny headwater in Bodham the river starts 2+1⁄2 miles before Selbrigg Pond where three small streams combine..

Mid-Norfolk Railway Dereham Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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The Mid-Norfolk Railway (MNR) is a 17+1⁄2 miles (28.2 km) preserved standard gauge heritage railway, one of the longest in Great Britain.[4] Preservation efforts began in 1974, but the line re-opened to passengers only in the mid-1990s as part of the “new generation” of heritage railways.[5] The MNR owns and operates most of the former Wymondham-Fakenham branch line of the Norfolk Railway.

Mid-Norfolk Railway @Dereham by Adam Swaine
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Dereham railway station is a railway station in the town of Dereham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is served by heritage services on the Mid-Norfolk Railway from Dereham to Wymondham..Station Road, Dereham NR19 1DF England The Mid-Norfolk Railway runs Heritage Steam and Diesel train services from the market town of Dereham to Wymondham in Norfolk, just outside Norwich. It is run mainly by volunteers, and operates a number of Special Events throughout the year

St Faith’s Church, Little Witchingham by Adam Swaine
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St Faith’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Little Witchingham in Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust

Cley next the Sea Village Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Witness the amazing springtime migration of birds on this ornithological wander along the North Norfolk coast..There are few journeys more incredible than the annual migration of birds, and the north Norfolk coast is one of the best places to see this in action. The low, creekriddled shore is dotted with nature reserves where resident and passing birds seek sanctuary amid a watery landscape of reedbed and saltmarsh. Cley Marshes.

The Ford on the River Glaven Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Footbridge crossing the River Glaven beside the ford at Glandford, North Norfolk, UK

River Yare West Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Beautiful Norfolk countryside so green and rural and tranquil scene.The River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches it is one of the principal navigable waterways of The Broads and connects with the rest of the network. The river rises south of Dereham to the west to the village of Shipdham. The river continues its journey across the southern fringes of Norwich before it is joined by the River Wensum at Whitlingham in Trowse. At this point, it turns into a very big and wide tidal river flowing eastwards into the Broads National Park, where it passes various villages including Bramerton and Cantley. From here, the Yare passes the isolated marshland settlement of Berney Arms before entering the tidal lake of Breydon Water, where it is joined by the Bure and Waveney before it reaches the North Sea at Gorleston.

Morston Marsh …Blakeney Harbour NT by Adam Swaine
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A rich area for wildlife Morston lies within Blakeney National Nature Reserve, which also includes Blakeney Point and Stiffkey Marshes. With its big skies, haunting marshes, meandering tidal creeks and wide open sandy beaches, it is one of the largest areas of undeveloped coastal habitats of its type in Europe..

River Burn & Salt Marshes Norfolk. by Adam Swaine
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Discover the Unique Salt Marshes of North Norfolk.. North Norfolk is well known for its unique landscape of mudflats and saltmarshes. Norfolk’s mudflats are largely concentrated in the Wash and saltmarshes are found along the north coast of the county between Holme and Salthouse. These areas are not only known for their breathtaking beauty but also for a place to see some of the best wildlife. Throughout the year, the scenery transforms and there is always something new to enjoy, from migrating birds to an array of plant life. Burnham Overy Staithe. Burnham Overy Staithe lies between Holkham and Burnham Norton on the north Norfolk coast. ‘Staithe’ traditionally means 'landing place’, and 'overy’ means 'over the water’. A mile of so inland, the original settlement was Burnham Overy Town which was once a busy port situated on the River Burn. Burnham Overy Staithe has only been in existence since WW2. Walk out along the Norfolk Coast Path, over the marshes and towards the dunes. As you approach the sea, the River Burn spreads out into numerous tidal creeks, which wind their way through the saltmarshes

Norfolk Village Pond by Adam Swaine
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Like a postcard lovely village on the way to Snettisham on the coast.

Norwich Market 

Out drawing in the fine city (at St Peter Mancroft)

Local Doves @ Hunstanton.. by Adam Swaine
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Beautiful park on the coast @ Hunstanton..

Thornham Harbour Norfolk Wildlife Trust by Adam Swaine
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Holme Dunes National Nature Reserve..The Holme Dunes NNR includes the whole of Ragged Marsh salt marsh, and extends south to include all of Thornham Harbour where it lies beside Staithe Lane. It can be accessed via the Coast Path near the visitor centre (but not easily, if at all, in a wheelchair), or from Thornham village by car. Thornham Harbour is an excellent birding venue, with waders and wildfowl on the seaward side, birds such as wheatears, twite and linnets mainly on the landward side, and marsh harriers almost ever-present over the grazing marshes

Salt Marsh @ Thornham Norfolk… by Adam Swaine
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Thornham Harbour where it lies beside Staithe Lane. It can be accessed via the Coast Path near the visitor centre (but not easily, if at all, in a wheelchair), or from Thornham village by car. Thornham Harbour is an excellent birding venue, with waders and wildfowl on the seaward side, birds such as wheatears, twite and linnets mainly on the landward side, and marsh harriers almost ever-present over the grazing marshes. Increasingly red kite are present overhead, too. Besides the birding, the spectacle of the harbour and saltmarsh being completely covered by the sea at high spring tides is an attraction in itself.

“Rock Pools @ Hunstanton” by Adam Swaine
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Lovely sandy beach with rock pools

Meadow Pipit by Adam Swaine
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Meadow pipits can be difficult to spot as their plumage often blends into surrounding vegetation. They have olive-brown upperparts, with broad black streaks on the head, mantle and back. The upperwing is darker with pale edges. Meadow pipits’ tails are dark brown with a green fringe, they have paler underparts, and the underwing is whitish. They have slender bills which are dark brown with a pale base. Eyes are dark brown, and their legs and feet are yellow-brown with a long hind claw. Male and female meadow pipits look similar while juveniles are browner with paler underparts. Their streaks are also not as dark

“Bird on a Wire”…Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Meadow pipit..The meadow pipit is a common nesting bird of moorland, heathland and rough grassland. In the autumn and winter, it moves out of upland areas to lowlands where it gathers in small flocks and can be found on farmland and saltmarshes. In the spring, it performs a fluttering, ‘parachute’ display flight. There are 2 million breeding territories in the UK

Black-headed gull by Adam Swaine
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Not really a black-headed bird, more chocolate-brown - in fact, for much of the year, it has a white head. It is most definitely not a ‘seagull’ and is found commonly almost anywhere inland. Black-headed gulls are sociable, quarrelsome, noisy birds, usually seen in small groups or flocks, often gathering into larger parties where there is plenty of food, or when they are roosting

Raindrops on Pink.. by Adam Swaine
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Lovely light in the little coastal park at Hunstanton Norfolk

Resting on the Cliffs @ Hunstanton by Adam Swaine
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Hunstanton Fulmars..on the beautiful coastal cliffs

“Follow the Yellow Green Path” by Adam Swaine
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In the West Norfolk village of Great Massingham..lovely

“Roadside Beauty” by Adam Swaine
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Cabbage field in Great Massingham West Norfolk village

“Little Cottage Garden” by Adam Swaine
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Burnham Market is an English village and civil parish near the north coast of Norfolk. Burnham Market is one of the Burnhams, a group of adjacent villages. It results from a merger of three original villages: Burnham Sutton, Burnham Ulph and Burnham Westgate.

Creeks @ Thornham Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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We were soon off along the coastal path heading towards Holme, and the Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s reserve at Holme Dunes. At Thornham harbour – really just a few boats moored to some rather ramshackle looking landing stages – the marshes stretch either side of the road that leads to a small raised car park once the site of a large grain store. The channel was deeper then, and much larger boats than the few pleasure craft now here could access this far inland. Not so long ago farming supported most of the communities near here, and the ability for fairly substantial vessels to be able to transport the crop pretty much anywhere must have been invaluable. If you don’t mind getting muddy – and I do mean muddy – you can gather a crop of your own here; samphire

Hollyhocks Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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All around the villages in Norfolk are these beautiful plants summer beauties..

Cottages @ Burnham Market Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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The village green is surrounded by a beautiful cluster of cottages.

Coastal Garden @ Hunstanton.. by Adam Swaine
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The Hunstanton Heritage Gardens is a public open space located over the only stretch of the eastern coast that faces west. It offers spectacular sunset views across the Wash. It covers an area of approximately 6.8 hectares and is the only significant open space within the town of Hunstanton.

West Raynham Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Norfolk Cottage Garden in this lovely village in North Norfolk

Cattle & Swallows @ Thornham NT Reserve. by Adam Swaine
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With more than 6,000 acres of nature reserve across Norfolk, our grazing sheep, cattle, and ponies are essential to conservation